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Is there a difference between a College and a University in the US?
I had a chance to go the Summer Institute on Comparative Politics and Economics (IPECS) in Washington, DC this year (was eligible for a scholarship) but I missed the final application deadline by one day
That's not a correct translation. High school in English is like secondary school. Hoger beroepsonderwijs = higher professional education (in French they call it a "Haute Ecole"). I believe it's called "vocational University" in English.
So you never heard of the "Hoge School"?
Maybe it's a down the rivers thing because everyone i know calls it like that.
So you never heard of the "Hoge School"?
Maybe it's a down the rivers thing because everyone i know calls it like that.
Of course, I've heard of Hogeschool (or Haute Ecole) but that doesn't translate as "high school" in English. High school is the equivalent of "middelbare school" (secondary school). The Hogeschool you are referring to is called Vocational University or University of Applied Sciences:
Is there a difference between a College and a University in the US?
I had a chance to go the Summer Institute on Comparative Politics and Economics (IPECS) in Washington, DC this year (was eligible for a scholarship) but I missed the final application deadline by one day
In everyday usage, they are often synonymous. "I'm going to college" (whether at Harvard or Rutgers or the University of North Dakota) sounds far more normal than "I'm going to University". University sports is popularly known as collegiate sports.
However, if you want to be pedantic, there are differences.
Community colleges and schools devoted to vocational training call themselves "colleges", but rarely "universities" (although I can think of one in town - "Duluth Business University").
You can also have various "Colleges", devoted to one field of study, on a university campus. For example, the "Tristan C. Haper College of Business" or the "Brixton College of International Affairs" could be co-located and departments of the University of International Falls.
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There are notable differences between Australia and the US. We're closer to the British system but there are differences with them too. It also varies by state.
In Western Australia:
kindegarten is usually ages 3-4 (prior to that is daycare)
Pre-primary or pre-school is often integrated into primary school, and is ages 4-5
Most children here begin their first formal year of school education, called 'Year One' the year they turn 6 (in the East I've heard it called 'Grade 1', but that might just be American influence I'm not sure). A note on how children are divided into grades, when I was in school everyone born in the same year was in the same year or grade. This may have changed since. The school year also began around the start of February and lasted until December. The main summer holiday was 6 weeks with 3 2-week holidays throughout the rest of the year.
Primary school goes from year 1-7 with children graduating the year they turn 12.
High school is generally from ages 13-17, years 8-12. From year 10 students study more specialized subjects like History, Chemistry.etc (instead of Science or Social Studies).
Year 12 exams in WA are called 'TEE' (Tertiary Entrance Examinations) but there are different systems in different states.
After graduating from high school, students go straight either to University (called 'uni' here, never 'college' or 'school') and complete an Undergraduate Degree, Masters etc, a technical college (e.g. TAFE) some other kind of tertiary institution, an appreticeship or straight into work.
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